Elation. That's the feeling this week. The Riders got back to .500 and they did it by playing a full 60 minutes. It wasn't pretty at times. And the offense looked shaky for the first 3 quarters. But the defense held and gave the O a chance to get it together. When they got it together it was beautiful. 103 yard drive to score the go ahead TD. My man Jamel Richardson had another great game. He got the chance to show what he can do in the open field and turned it into 6. (I told you he would be great this year Jay). Kerry Joseph was hot and cold again. I want to be a fan of his but he is not making it easy. He's trying to win the game by himself when he should just relax and let the other guys make some plays. He's got a ton of talent but is playing too tense. I hope he calms down because when he does this team will put up some major points and wins.

The D wasn't perfect either but they did what they had to do. And they looked like they got stronger as the game went on. And for anybody that hadn't noticed B.C. is still a very good team. Eddie Davis came through at the end and turned TF into a mad house. The part time fans who left early missed a classic CFL ending. Too bad for them. Fred Perry was a monster, he's picking it up where he left off last year. Kitwana Jones delivered on what he told me he was going to do at the walkthrough on Saturday. He is a pretty intense guy to talk football with. And he has the talent. Right now we have 4 and a half very, very good linebackers. If Jackie Mitchell can get and stay healthy we have 5. We have a bye week so I hope he's getting some treatment on the off days because he's fantastic when healthy but he hasn't stayed healthy for long enough. The Reaper didn't get a lot of action this week but that's because they weren't dumb enough to go his way. It's just a matter of time before he gets the stats this year. He is half a step away on his blitzes right now and B.C. gets the ball off fast. Smilin Hank doesn't have the quick release so next game watch him get knocked around by Reaper.

And I can't finish this thing off without mentioning Luca Congi. The kid is the real deal. He WILL hit a FG of over 55 yards this year. He has that much leg. And his punting has improved. He still has that little hop in his approach but it's less than it was at training camp. I think our kicking game is solid for the next decade.

And if you haven't bought your tickets for the July 8 Rider game hurry up!! I have heard from a few very good sources that this game is selling fast. The surviving members of the 1966 Grey Cup championship team will be in attendance. These guys deserve a full house standing ovation. I'll be there and if you see me come and say hi.